Shloka 53.3Unverified draft
कपीनां किल लाङ्गूलमिष्टं भवति भूषणम् । तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु ।।5.53.3।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| kapīnāṃ kila lāṅgūlamiṣṭaṃ bhavati bhūṣaṇam | कपीनां किल लाङ्गूलमिष्टं भवति भूषणम् | they say a monkey's tail is its favourite ornament | genitive plural + particle + nominative + nominative participle + verb + nominative |
| tadasya dīpyatāṃ śīghraṃ tena dagdhena gacchatu | तदस्य दीप्यतां शीघ्रं तेन दग्धेन गच्छतु | so let his tail be set alight at once; let him go with it burnt | nominative pronoun + genitive pronoun + passive imperative + adverb + instrumental pronoun + instrumental participle + imperative |
Reference: 5.53.3 · Sundara Kāṇḍa